The Grand-Final of Russia’s National Sailing League First Division has ended in Kaliningrad. Twenty teams were competing on the water of Upper Pond from August 9-11. The fifth season of the largest sailing project of Russia has ended for the First Division teams. The NSL held a regatta in Kaliningrad […]

Harbor Springs, MI–August 11, 2019– Chris Kostanecki’s Jennifer handled the closing race of the J/70 Corinthian US National Championship like true experts. They came into Sunday’s final pair of races with a three-point advantage over Scott Sellers’ Tres Burritos. But Sellers nailed another bullet (his fourth of the regatta) in […]

During Travemunde Race Week in Travemunde, the German J/70 Class hosted its National Championship for a fleet of 31 teams. The PRO managed to run 11 races over the course of four days. Winning in a very close battle for the top of the podium was Michel Grau’s PAINT IT […]

An updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document has been posted and a Technical Bulletin regarding Batten Pockets has been issued. Please review these documents at https://j70ica.org/class-office-rules/.

The J/Boats family bid a fond farewell to Paul Heys who ‘sailed away’ in February this year. Before the start of racing, the 60-boat fleet gathered in the vicinity of the proposed location for the Paul Heys Memorial Buoy for a special tribute. Whilst observing a minute’s silence, Paul Heys’ […]

The fifth stage of the Russian National Sailing League’s First Division was held from July 12-14 in Saint Petersburg. 21 teams competed on the water of Neva River near Peter and Paul Fortress. Constantly changing wind and a strong stream made the battle tough. Only good nerves and skills helped […]

Bayerischer Yacht Club from Germany won the third and final Qualifier of the SAILING Champions League 2019. They won by 4 points from another German team—Wassersport-Verein Hemelingen. Union Yacht Club Wolfgangsee from Austria finished third. Of the 20 teams competing, the top six qualified for a place at the Finale […]

The 2019 edition of the Round The Island Race in the United Kingdom, hosted by the Island Sailing Club in Cowes, Isle of Wight, was one of the slowest ever for most of the fleet. The challenging 60.0nm race goes around the Isle of Wight. The forecast of sun and […]

Hankø Race Week was established in 1882, and over 137 years has developed as the greatest one-design event in Norway. In cooperation with Fredrikstad Seilforening, Hankø Yacht Club and GRUNDIG, 31 J/70 teams were treated to three days of sailing in the bay off Hanko. In the end, the J/70 […]

Russia’s most prestigious sailing project, the National Sailing League, held a regatta in the city of Nizhny Novgorod on June 14-16. 20 teams from the First Division have started their fourth battle. Government of the region Nizhny Novgorod, Administration of Nizhny Novgorod and Legislative Assembly of the region of Nizhny […]